Studies on the maturation and spawning habits of some common clupeoids of Lawson's Bay, Waltair

Abstract

Clupeoid fishes, chiefly represented by the sardines {Sardinella spp.), the
whitebaits {Anchoviella spp.), the anchovies (Thrissocles spp.) and the rainbow
sardines {Dussumieria spp.), form an important fishery at Lawson's
Bay, Waltair and the catch statistics for a period of seven years (1950-56)
show that on an average about 393 tons of these fishes are landed annually
constituting about 37-5 per cent, of the total catch. The sardines rank first
in importance and form on an average about 22 per cent, of the total catch.